Table 3
CAM reach training curriculum modules

Overall knowledge and skills goals for the training, three guiding principles of Reach training, four steps of a Helping conversation, video example of helping conversation between practitioner and patient.

Module 1 - Awareness

Scope of the tobacco problem, tobacco’s effects on health and healing, importance of linking effects of tobacco use to patient’s health concerns, practice systems to identify tobacco use, harm from second hand and third hand smoke exposure, the CAM practitioner’s role in helping, context of helping, getting the helping conversation started, skills practice role play

Finishing the helping conversation on a positive note, setting the stage/leaving door open to have future helping conversations, tips and strategies for following up, two final skills practice role play

Closure

Distribution of printed practice support materials, discussion of how to use/implement printed materials to engage patients and promote practitioner’s willingness to help tobacco users quit, explanation of practice patient (standardized patient) office visit